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I ha bought one of this in 1998, from New Delhi,Khan market,for₹5000/- Listened to it,for quite a long time, hooked it up with my stereo system.The sound quality was outstanding. Right after Worldspace wound itself up in 2003.I packed it up, and it's still with me.
This is very nostalgic. I’m from Nigeria. I got this radio in 2001 which was my last year in a Nigerian university. I enjoyed the WorldSpace Radio so much especially the satellite radio stations. I was saddened in 2003 when I got to the United States for a postgraduate studies and the satellite channels weren’t working. However, the FM stations were superb. I had it as the source entertainment as I neither had TV nor any other radio. It was priceless. I still have it in my store where I kept after WorldSpace shut in 2008. Thanks Noah Samorah, the CEO of WorldSpace for the joy you brought to Africa. WorldSpace Radio was well ahead of its time and that’s why it’s no more.
I've got a unit like that myself. I miss World Space...used to be fantastic to be able to listen to high-quality music and talk shows in many languages. My mother tongue is Portuguese, but I also speak English and French fluently. This allowed me to cover quite a lot of programs from all over the world. What a shame, WS no longer works.
I have one of these. I was working on ship in offshore West Africa and listened to it all day every day. I had crystal clear reception. I taped the antenna to a handrail above my cabin and wrapped it in plastic. There were some really violent tropical storms but the signal remained perfect throughout. I still have it now in my kitchen in UK for fm radio. The radio itself is really heavy and solid with amazing sound quality. Shame the satellite signals are no longer available.
The Worldspace system was great giving crystal clear reception daily. I bought my Hitachi WS radio in November 2000 and chose it as it could also receive FM, AM and SW. The WS system was cutting edge technology in its day. Living in South Africa I could receive Afristar 3 with a range of 30-odd channels including BBC World Service, NPR, Voice of America, World Radio Network (an English and a German channel), several British local stations and Worldspace's own channels which were excellent. I became a subscriber for about a year and I was really sad when the WS system closed down. The radio has good FM, AM and SW reception and is still used daily.
It’s a shame that the satellite space stations are no longer there , this one was the first space radio followed by Sanyo and some Indian companies they made some sets , but after few years the space stations were gone for ever hitachi was clever that they add SW FM and MW to this radio other wise it would be a decoration piece like the Sanyo
Back in 2001 this radio was a magic box receiving music in the highestest sound quality possible in those days. I still have the set to use the FM stations. Missing worldspace services and still hopeful for its comeback.
I was yearning to buy this radio in 2002 back in India, as this was quite expensive and was not affordable .Our village did not have any FM stations at that time.The FM boom started in india in 2000 where private FM station were given permissions.My village got the first FM in 2006.I visit my neigbours house to listen the satelite radio.He had a brand called BPL Celeste.Its really nostalgic.
I bought this radio in 2004 but exchanged it with a relative who had working TASCAM reel reel to taperecorder but I did this once Worldpace stopped it's services to my country ( India ). Was an awesome radio .Shortwave was brilliant and so we're FM /AM.
This is a lovely vidio, thanks for posting. I acquired one of these radios today as a bonus when purchasing 3 vintage transistor radios that were advertised on our local bric a brac sites. I haven't got into all the functions yet, but watching your vidio has given me a good heads up. I noticed in your introduction when you discussed the satellite antenna attachment an interesting factor that you did not show is that when this antenna is attached as shown to the back of the radio the antenna stand/frame can be tilted upwards and becomes a handy carrying handle for the radio. Short wave band is excellent here in South Africa in the evenings and mornings without the need of an external antenna. Thanks again for an excellent vidio.
@Jeff King In the USA Hitachi never seemed to gain traction in the radio electronics business, it's really a mystery because they did have a lot of very good competitive products all along. I remember in the 70s, 80s, and 90s, at least in the Mid Atlantic area of the USA it was not common to find their radios at all in brick and mortar stores, you had to order from the big stores in NYC.
todderbert Not yet. One will be in the next lot. (One, most interesting is the KS-1710h. 17 transistor mini- Stereo with a 7 inch ferrite stick. - 7/11/‘69. Has a double volume control. Volume can’t be changed. It’s up loud. And I have not found anyone to work on these more complicated radios that I have.😐 ( if anyone knows someone REPUTABLE, PLEASE let me know.‼️‼️) [i also have a Sony CRF-160 and Panasonic RF-2200 need work]
I also have one of these rigs, and it's still fun to use, especially with the 10 kHz AM channel spacing. I did have a question, though, and have not seen any reference to this anywhere; I've never ever had the display light up, and I cannot find a button for it anywhere, yet the service manual shows several LEDs built in for lighting the display are there. I've plugged it in to AC power, or used fresh batteries, but can't get the display to light up. For what they originally sold for, you would think that was an obvious necessary function to have. Any ideas how to turn them on? Thanks for the review, too!
I did some research on WorldSpace a few years back. The AmeriStar satellite broadcast to South America, I believe. The service was shut down due to a lack of customers; for a while they had a small but dedicated userbase, mainly International travelers who wanted to keep in touch with stations back home (the BBC World Service was one of the stations offered). I'm guessing the increase in availability of the Internet and free streaming audio online made the service redundant. Even if it was still active getting the satellite signal in the US was never going to happen because the signal was never beamed there; the L Band in the US is allocated by the FCC for military telemetry use only. Back in the 1980s the local radio station where I grew up had a show called 'Tradio' where they bought and sold things.
Sirius XM (Canada, USA, Mexico, St Pierre et Miquelon; France overseas territory, Bermuda; UK overseas territory, parts of Caribbean and Latin America.
Thanks for the elaborate explanation on the Hitachi world space digital receiver. Could you be having the satellite receiver normally attached at the back?" Are you still transmitting signals digitally and how can i pay and continue enjoying your services?
Was it available back then.... It seems like a dead end even today even though it's a great system but even the Chinese are not making hardware for it.. Companies have prototypes but no retail products.. They want everyone to go on the internet were their is a lot more control.. They don't care for those in remote areas without the money for big satellite internet fees... And that doesnt include those running hardware from limited power sources where satellite would not work..
WorldSpace service being no longer available, I very much want to know if this radio can work today as a standard MW/ SW1-2/ FM radio. Please clarify this, Todderbert. Will be much grateful. Thanks.
i was thinking it be able to pickup normal free to air satellite Radio channels from normal TV Sata channels . shame ive not found any other satellite radios. thoo i guess u could use a SettopBox with a radioButton on a tv remote without having the tv set. but still shame it cant or theres no radio that can pickup tv radio satellite
Je suis de Côte d'Ivoire et j'ai eu la même radio HITACHI WorldSpace Digital Receiver KH-WS1 en septembre 2002. Pendant la crise de mon pays, j'ai égaré son antenne satellite. Je voudrais votre aide à m'en procurer une pour que je puisse exploiter cette merveilleuse radio de manière optimale. Merci d'avance!
@@migsvensurfing6310 Not only in the US, but available in Canada, Overseas Territory of France of St. Pierre et Miquelon, UK overseas Territory of Bermuda, USA, Mexico, parts of Caribbean and Latin America have Sirius XM. Unfortunately, Philippines, Guam, Sapian, Micronesia had WorldSpace Satellite radio but obsolete, but there’s no Sirius XM on Pacific US Territories (Guam, Saipan)..
The WorldSpace Satellite system is no more. That is why I did not spend time in this video trying to show how to connect to a satellite that does not exist. BTW you don't need to apologize for a thumbs down. I actually enjoy receiving them. It shows interaction on the viewers part, this is a positive in my book. Thank you for your comment.
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I ha bought one of this in 1998, from New Delhi,Khan market,for₹5000/-
Listened to it,for quite a long time, hooked it up with my stereo system.The sound quality was outstanding.
Right after Worldspace wound itself up in 2003.I packed it up, and it's still with me.
I am the first one to bought in Dubai to enjoy Indian FMs in 1998. I have recorded so many songs connecting to mp3,recorder.
This is very nostalgic. I’m from Nigeria. I got this radio in 2001 which was my last year in a Nigerian university. I enjoyed the WorldSpace Radio so much especially the satellite radio stations. I was saddened in 2003 when I got to the United States for a postgraduate studies and the satellite channels weren’t working. However, the FM stations were superb. I had it as the source entertainment as I neither had TV nor any other radio. It was priceless. I still have it in my store where I kept after WorldSpace shut in 2008. Thanks Noah Samorah, the CEO of WorldSpace for the joy you brought to Africa. WorldSpace Radio was well ahead of its time and that’s why it’s no more.
I've got a unit like that myself. I miss World Space...used to be fantastic to be able to listen to high-quality music and talk shows in many languages. My mother tongue is Portuguese, but I also speak English and French fluently. This allowed me to cover quite a lot of programs from all over the world.
What a shame, WS no longer works.
I have one of these. I was working on ship in offshore West Africa and listened to it all day every day. I had crystal clear reception. I taped the antenna to a handrail above my cabin and wrapped it in plastic. There were some really violent tropical storms but the signal remained perfect throughout.
I still have it now in my kitchen in UK for fm radio. The radio itself is really heavy and solid with amazing sound quality. Shame the satellite signals are no longer available.
The Worldspace system was great giving crystal clear reception daily. I bought my Hitachi WS radio in November 2000 and chose it as it could also receive FM, AM and SW. The WS system was cutting edge technology in its day. Living in South Africa I could receive Afristar 3 with a range of 30-odd channels including BBC World Service, NPR, Voice of America, World Radio Network (an English and a German channel), several British local stations and Worldspace's own channels which were excellent. I became a subscriber for about a year and I was really sad when the WS system closed down. The radio has good FM, AM and SW reception and is still used daily.
It’s a shame that the satellite space stations are no longer there , this one was the first space radio followed by Sanyo and some Indian companies they made some sets , but after few years the space stations were gone for ever hitachi was clever that they add SW FM and MW to this radio other wise it would be a decoration piece like the Sanyo
Back in 2001 this radio was a magic box receiving music in the highestest sound quality possible in those days. I still have the set to use the FM stations. Missing worldspace services and still hopeful for its comeback.
I was yearning to buy this radio in 2002 back in India, as this was quite expensive and was not affordable .Our village did not have any FM stations at that time.The FM boom started in india in 2000 where private FM station were given permissions.My village got the first FM in 2006.I visit my neigbours house to listen the satelite radio.He had a brand called BPL Celeste.Its really nostalgic.
Does WS work in india now for free?
I bought this radio in 2004 but exchanged it with a relative who had working TASCAM reel reel to taperecorder but I did this once Worldpace stopped it's services to my country ( India ). Was an awesome radio .Shortwave was brilliant and so we're FM /AM.
Todd you’re enabling my radio hoarding weakness, lol.
This is a lovely vidio, thanks for posting. I acquired one of these radios today as a bonus when purchasing 3 vintage transistor radios that were advertised on our local bric a brac sites. I haven't got into all the functions yet, but watching your vidio has given me a good heads up. I noticed in your introduction when you discussed the satellite antenna attachment an interesting factor that you did not show is that when this antenna is attached as shown to the back of the radio the antenna stand/frame can be tilted upwards and becomes a handy carrying handle for the radio. Short wave band is excellent here in South Africa in the evenings and mornings without the need of an external antenna. Thanks again for an excellent vidio.
A most interesting radio. Hitachi used to make some excellent stuff. I have 3 pretty cool Hitachi radios.
📻🙂
Have you had Hamrad88 review any of those yet? I know he gets a steady stream from you :)
@Jeff King
In the USA Hitachi never seemed to gain traction in the radio electronics business, it's really a mystery because they did have a lot of very good competitive products all along. I remember in the 70s, 80s, and 90s, at least in the Mid Atlantic area of the USA it was not common to find their radios at all in brick and mortar stores, you had to order from the big stores in NYC.
watershed44
You are right.
I don’t know why they didn’t. The 3 radios I have, and the other things I have seen, rather impressive.
📻🙂
todderbert
Not yet. One will be in the next lot.
(One, most interesting is the KS-1710h. 17 transistor mini- Stereo with a 7 inch ferrite stick. - 7/11/‘69. Has a double volume control.
Volume can’t be changed. It’s up loud.
And I have not found anyone to work on these more complicated radios that I have.😐
( if anyone knows someone REPUTABLE, PLEASE let me know.‼️‼️)
[i also have a Sony CRF-160 and Panasonic RF-2200 need work]
Buying 1 today,offcourse 2 nd hand,but will go for it, Thanks for the review
Nice lookin radio👏🏼 Thanks for sharing this.
You got it, I love finding odd radios like this. I have it plugged in and set on 670AM for Cubs Games.
todderbert Sweet!👏🏼 Sounds good too! Enjoy and give us more!🙏
I also have one of these rigs, and it's still fun to use, especially with the 10 kHz AM channel spacing. I did have a question, though, and have not seen any reference to this anywhere; I've never ever had the display light up, and I cannot find a button for it anywhere, yet the service manual shows several LEDs built in for lighting the display are there. I've plugged it in to AC power, or used fresh batteries, but can't get the display to light up. For what they originally sold for, you would think that was an obvious necessary function to have. Any ideas how to turn them on? Thanks for the review, too!
I did some research on WorldSpace a few years back. The AmeriStar satellite broadcast to South America, I believe. The service was shut down due to a lack of customers; for a while they had a small but dedicated userbase, mainly International travelers who wanted to keep in touch with stations back home (the BBC World Service was one of the stations offered). I'm guessing the increase in availability of the Internet and free streaming audio online made the service redundant. Even if it was still active getting the satellite signal in the US was never going to happen because the signal was never beamed there; the L Band in the US is allocated by the FCC for military telemetry use only.
Back in the 1980s the local radio station where I grew up had a show called 'Tradio' where they bought and sold things.
Very interesting information, thanks for sharing!
Fixy Clary
Interesting
Sirius XM (Canada, USA, Mexico, St Pierre et Miquelon; France overseas territory, Bermuda; UK overseas territory, parts of Caribbean and Latin America.
Hi Todd, have you reviewed in the past the Sony icf 2010, the king of SW receivers in my opinion?
What I want to know is can the satellite radio part be reprogrammed to some other services or other satellites.
Thanks for the elaborate explanation on the Hitachi world space digital receiver. Could you be having the satellite receiver normally attached at the back?" Are you still transmitting signals digitally and how can i pay and continue enjoying your services?
I wonder why Hitachi didn't see fit to add DRM (Digital Radio Mondale) decoding.
Was it available back then....
It seems like a dead end even today even though it's a great system but even the Chinese are not making hardware for it..
Companies have prototypes but no retail products..
They want everyone to go on the internet were their is a lot more control..
They don't care for those in remote areas without the money for big satellite internet fees...
And that doesnt include those running hardware from limited power sources where satellite would not work..
WorldSpace service being no longer available, I very much want to know if this radio can work today as a standard MW/ SW1-2/ FM radio. Please clarify this, Todderbert. Will be much grateful. Thanks.
It does the regular bands just fine without the service.
this is exactly what I bought in the year 2001 when I was in Ethiopia. the worldspace is still working now?
Interesting. I've never seen that radio before.
Can you retune the satellite receiver to receive other satellites, such as the Astra satellites?
There may be a hack for it, but I'm not sure how to go about it.
hi i am from EThiopia wher i can get this radio p/s help me.
Internet ruined it. It was in my wish list in early 2000s but was never able to afford it then in India
Hallo Sir, greeting from Indonesia, How about sensitivity for SW?
Average, not fantastic.
@@todderbert Thankyou Sir...
Please where can I find it. Am in Kenya my country
you can find it in Mogadisho, Somali
The system was shut down many years ago...
Hi,am in Kenya i bought mine in 2002.They are no longer in supply.
Please do the Hapito HPT 925 it is a great radio!
i was thinking it be able to pickup normal free to air satellite Radio channels from normal TV Sata channels .
shame ive not found any other satellite radios. thoo i guess u could use a SettopBox with a radioButton on a tv remote without having the tv set.
but still shame it cant or theres no radio that can pickup tv radio satellite
Je suis de Côte d'Ivoire et j'ai eu la même radio HITACHI WorldSpace Digital Receiver KH-WS1 en septembre 2002. Pendant la crise de mon pays, j'ai égaré son antenne satellite. Je voudrais votre aide à m'en procurer une pour que je puisse exploiter cette merveilleuse radio de manière optimale.
Merci d'avance!
Am still looking for it
Bro how to connect Bluetooth
Pretty good...
Masha Allah Excellent Radio
such a shame that the satellite system is no longer in use. Would be cool to see how it works tho. Wonder if that system used to work here in Europe.
only for the us
@@migsvensurfing6310 Not only in the US, but available in Canada, Overseas Territory of France of St. Pierre et Miquelon, UK overseas Territory of Bermuda, USA, Mexico, parts of Caribbean and Latin America have Sirius XM.
Unfortunately, Philippines, Guam, Sapian, Micronesia had WorldSpace Satellite radio but obsolete, but there’s no Sirius XM on Pacific US Territories (Guam, Saipan)..
Why you have not shown us for this to run on satellite!? sorry I gave you thumpdown.
The WorldSpace Satellite system is no more. That is why I did not spend time in this video trying to show how to connect to a satellite that does not exist. BTW you don't need to apologize for a thumbs down. I actually enjoy receiving them. It shows interaction on the viewers part, this is a positive in my book. Thank you for your comment.
@@todderbert OK sir I did not know that! I shall give you thumpup with pleasure ☺
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